Great Race, The

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(action, adventure, comedy, family, musical, sport)

Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention. The Blake Edwards style of slapstick and song originated with this movie. A dedication to Laurel and Hardy appears at the beginning of the film. Edwards' tribute to Stan and Ollie can be seen most clearly in the interaction between Professor Fate and his cohort Max, as well as in the operatic Pottsdorf pie fight..

actors:

Jack Lemmon	as Professor Fate/Prince Hapnik
Tony Curtis	as Leslie 'The Great Leslie' Gallant III
Natalie Wood	as Maggie DuBois
Peter Falk	as Maximillian 'Max' Meen
Keenan Wynn	as Hezekiah Sturdy
Arthur O'Connell	as Henry Goodbody
Vivian Vance	as Hester Goodbody
Dorothy Provine	as Lily Olay
Larry Storch	as Texas Jack
Ross Martin	as Baron Rolfe von Stuppe
George Macready	as General Kuhster
Marvin Kaplan	as Frisbee
Hal Smith	as Mayor of Boracho
Denver Pyle	as Sheriff
William Bryant	as Baron's guard

directors:
Blake Edwards
rating:7.00

See also: Action: Fantastic Four